Best New Sports Cars of 2023 and 2024

Sports cars deliver a level of driving entertainment that’s inspiring to enthusiasts like us; traditional needs, such as fuel economy, cargo space, and in some instances, rear seats, take second fiddle to driver engagement and grin-inducing acceleration and handling. Sports cars come in varying degrees of thrill, running the gamut from the lightweight, low-powered Mazda MX-5 Miata to the pricey but powerful Porsche 911 Turbo. Despite their differences, these two sports cars, like almost all of the vehicles in this segment, share a common thread: driver satisfaction. To draw a line in the sand, we split sport compacts such as the Honda Civic Type R and Hyundai Elantra N, into their own hatchback and small car segments, respectively.

As the MX-5 Miata is any indication, there’s more to making our Editor’s Choice list in this field than loads of horsepower. The scales that make a great sports car require balance, and the best sports cars are as thrilling on public roads as they are on private race tracks. There’s no set equation for the perfect sports car, but in order to find the best out there, we measure every one of these machines on the test track to help us determine the models that split the difference between on-road comfort and tarmac-tearing performance. The sports cars on our 2023 Editor’s Choice list exemplify are more than just fun to drive; these vehicles share the fundamental qualities that separate great cars from merely good ones.

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